Votive mother goddess
Artist:
COPTIC
Date: 2 BCE - 2 CE
Medium: Bone
Classification: Visual Works
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Schnakenberg
Object number: 1959.22.3
DescriptionSimply carved, flat headed figure of a woman. Rounded breasts, incised lines to indicate waist, thighs, knees, and feet. Small triangular nose. Arms missing: drilled holes at shoulders. Hollowed at back. No eyes.
Tape: "Coptic Egypt ca 9 century A.D." on back
Tape: "Coptic Egypt ca 9 century A.D." on back
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